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Physics

A View from the Bridge

Natalie Paquette

Einstein expressed general relativity using tools created by Riemann. Mathematicians discovered group theory long before physicists. Natalie Paquette explores correlations between physics and math.

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Political Science

MAD-Made World

Jean-Pierre Dupuy

Notions such as deterrence and mutually-assured destruction have held sway over nuclear strategy more than five decades. Jean-Pierre Dupuy concludes it is a miracle that mankind has survived.

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Physics

As the Loom of Physics Expands

Sheldon Lee Glashow

The second of a three-part journey through the history of physics by Sheldon Lee Glashow. In this installment, Glashow discusses, among other topics, Einstein’s general and special relativity.

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Physics

Threads in the Tapestry of Physics

Sheldon Lee Glashow

From its ancient beginnings to the present day, Sheldon Lee Glashow takes us on an anecdotal journey along a few choice but interwoven strands of the magnificent tapestry that is physics.

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Physics

Physics on Edge

George Ellis

After examining various theories of the multiverse, George Ellis concludes that lack of experimental proof is a scientific deal-breaker—and should remain so.

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Linguistics

The Galilean Challenge

Noam Chomsky

One of the most striking features of the human capacity for language is the use of finite means to express an unlimited array of thoughts. Accounting for this feature is the Galilean challenge.

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Sociology

Trump and the Trumpists

Wolfgang Streeck

Trumpism, according to Wolfgang Streeck, was a result of a global shift from classes to status groups, exacerbating social rifts between neoliberal urban elites and the traditional working class.

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Paleontology

The Last Threshold

Anne Dambricourt Malassé

Understanding bipedalism in Homo sapiens as a result of the growing complexity of the nervous system, Anne Dambricourt Malassé argues, necessitates a new morpholical definition of our species.

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Chemistry

Super-Saturated Chemistry

Marc Henry

Is chemistry soluble in physics? Marc Henry says no. Quantum chemistry is a mathematical experiment, not the numerical resolution of a physical equation.